| 1752 - 196 páginas
...all pride is abject and mean." It is always an ignorant, lazy, or cowardly acquiefcence, in a falfe appearance of excellence ; and proceeds, not from...can be fuitable to the dignity of the human mind. To permit ourfelves to be driven by external motives from the way which our own heart approves; to give... | |
| 1773 - 394 páginas
...acquiefcence in a falfe appearance of excellence, and proceeds not fromconfcioufnefs of our aitainments, but infenfibility of our wants. Nothing can be great which is not right. Nothing «>hich reafon condemns can be iuiublfrto the. dignity of; tlie human mind. To be driven by external... | |
| 1776 - 632 páginas
...appearance of excellence, and .proceed snot from confcipufncfs of our attainments, but jr. fallibility of our wants. . Nothing can be great which is not right. Nothing which re^.fon condemns, can be fuitableto the dignity of the humaa mind. . To be driven by external motives... | |
| James Fordyce - 1777 - 390 páginas
...all Pride is abjed and mean. " It is always an ignorant, lazy, or cow" ardly acquiefcence in a falfe appearance *' of excellence, and proceeds not from ** confcioufnefs of our attainments, but in" fenfibility of our wants." How refpe&able then muft be that virtue, which is the reverfe of fo... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 416 páginas
..." all pride is abject and mean." It is always an ignorant, lazy, or cowardly acquiefcence in afalfe appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from confcioufnefs...be driven by external motives from the path which our own heart approves, to give way to any thing but conviction, to fuffer the opinion of others to... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 422 páginas
..." all pride is abject and mean." It is always an ignorant, lazy, or cowardly acquiefcence in afalle appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from confcioufnefs...be driven by external motives from the path which our own heart approves, to give way to any thing but conviction, to fuffer the opinion of others to... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 páginas
...all pride is ' abjefl and mean.' It is always an ignorant, lazy, or cowardly acquiefcence in a faUe appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from confcioufnefs...attainments, but infenfibility of our wants. Nothing cnn be gi'eat which is not right. Nothing which reafon condemn* can he fuitable to the dignity of the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 páginas
...all pride is abject and mean." It is always an ignorant, lazy, or cowardly acquiefcence in a falfe appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from confcioufnefs of our attainments, but inlenfibility of our wants. Nothing can be great which is not right. Nothing which reafon condemns... | |
| 1801 - 320 páginas
...all pride is abject and mean." It is always an ignorant, lazy, or cowardly acquiefcence in a falfe appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from confcioufnefs...be driven by external motives from the path which our own heart approves, to give way to any thing but conviction, to fuftcr the opinion of others to... | |
| British essayists - 1802 - 266 páginas
...appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from consciousness of our attainments, but insensibility of our wants, Nothing can be great which is not right. Nothing which reason condemns can be suitable to the dignity of the human mind. To be driven by external motives... | |
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